Mortal: I can enter the spirit world at the beginning

Yang Qian and the other two also stood up, and Master Hanli took a few steps forward and walked to the side, muttering something, and raised one hand, and a blue spell was cast on it.

The giant cauldron suddenly made a buzzing sound, emitted blue light, and quickly shrunk in size. In the blink of an eye, it became the size of a fist, suspended in mid-air.

However, on the ground under the tripod, a dark hole appeared strangely, and at the same time, a crystal clear ice ladder extended downward diagonally, leading to an unknown place.

Master Hanli moved towards the small cauldron with one hand, put it into his big sleeve, and took the lead in walking down.

Bai Mengxin and the middle-aged man in blue followed closely behind.

The old woman and the gray-robed monk looked at each other and followed.

Yang Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at the cave entrance for a moment. With a hint of a smile on his face, he followed in.

Not far inside, the originally dark passage became bright.

Only then could everyone see clearly that the four walls of the passage were also made of black ice, and at every certain distance, there was an egg-sized moonstone inlaid on the wall, sparkling as if they were in a crystal palace.

After walking down for more than a hundred feet, we finally reached the end of the ice ladder, and then the passage began to straighten in a certain direction.

Although it was the first time for Old Lady Yang Qian and others to walk through this passage, they were all experienced people and no one showed any surprise. Instead, everyone looked calm, as if they were walking in their own home.

After walking for a whole meal, everyone finally walked out of the ice road and appeared in an underground hall. This hall was built with ordinary green jade and looked extremely simple and ancient, as if it had existed for a long time.

However, at the end of the hall facing Yang Qian and others, there was not a wall, but a huge stone door, milky white, at least twenty or thirty feet high, covered with layers of rune arrays and some unknown strange patterns, and the whole door was flashing with various colors of spiritual light.

What surprised Yang Qian even more was that there was a group of cultivators standing in front of the stone gate. There were at least sixteen or seventeen of them. All of them had the cultivation base of Nascent Soul. Although most of them were in the early stage of Nascent Soul, such a large number was still astonishing.

Among them, Bai Yaoyi and the gray-haired old man stood at the front of the crowd.

Yang Qian blinked and looked at the gray-haired old man. Then he turned his head calmly and subconsciously glanced at the monk, Bai Mengxin and others.

Bai Mengxin and the other two were calm and composed, but the monk and the old woman frowned inadvertently, with surprise flashing in their eyes. It was obvious that the appearance of so many people here was beyond their expectation.

"Fellow Daoist Hanli, who are these fellow Daoists..." the gray-robed monk couldn't help but ask.

"Master, there's no need to be surprised. These are the elders of this palace. To enter the Xuanyu Cave in the Xu Ling Palace, you must get their help! Only with the help of the extremely cold air of the Xuanyu Cave in the palace can I break through the bottleneck and grasp an extra 10%." Master Hanli turned around and smiled slightly.

"Xu Ling Palace!" The monk was suddenly startled.

The old woman's eyes lit up when she heard that, and even Yang Qian's expression changed.

"Several fellow Taoists outside must have seen the three Xu Ling Palaces in the middle of the secret realm. Although they have the same name, each has its own mysteries. The Xuan Yu Cave is located inside one of them. Moreover, the real entrance to the Xu Ling Palace is not the door of the three palaces outside, but each has a secret passage leading directly to the underground." The middle-aged man in green shirt said with a smile.

Although Master Hanli did not introduce him, everyone knew that this middle-aged man in green was a cultivator from Xiaoji Palace who practiced another kind of cold flame. Although this man looked ordinary, his eyes were a little gloomy, which made everyone pay more attention to him.

At this time, Bai Yaoyi and other monks who had been waiting for a long time also came forward.

"Great Elder, you have really decided to open the Void Spirit Hall. Isn't this a bit against the rules? In the past generations of our Xiaoji Palace, we have only opened the Void Spirit Hall when our palace is on the verge of disaster and unable to repel the enemy.

Moreover, this time they allowed monks from outside the palace to enter Xuanyu Cave, which was unprecedented. "The gray-haired old man had a large blue spot on his cheek. Although he also bowed to Master Hanli, he looked unruly while speaking.

The old woman and the monk were stunned when they heard this, and looked surprised. How could a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul dare to be so rude to Master Hanli? After all, the difference between their cultivation levels was too great.

Only Yang Qian's expression remained unchanged, with a half-smile on his face.

"Elder Ye, you worry too much. Although the Void Spirit Palace is usually unsealed in times of crisis, our ancestors never said that it must not be used at normal times. Now the disciples outside the palace have sent news that monsters are threatening near the island. It is reasonable to open the Void Spirit Palace earlier. Besides, it is not that three Void Spirit Palaces will be opened at the same time. As the great elder, can't I do this?" Master Hanli said slowly, as if he knew that the gray-haired old man would object and he was not surprised at all.

"Even so, Xu Ling Palace is a forbidden area of ​​our palace. It is still very inappropriate for these three Taoist friends from outside the palace to enter it. As the supervisory elder, I will not agree to this." The gray-haired old man swept his eyes over Yang Qian and the other two, paused slightly at Yang Qian, then shifted his gaze and said without compromising.

The old woman and the monk couldn't help but frown when they heard such ruthless words. The old woman even snorted coldly, with a look of displeasure flashing across her face.

"Junior Brother Ye is in charge of monitoring spiritual treasures, so he is indeed qualified to oppose the decision of this elder. However, if I can gain the consent of more than two-thirds of the elders who remain in the sect, Junior Brother Ye's objection will be invalid." Master Hanli said calmly without changing his expression.

But the old woman and the monk noticed carefully that when talking about monitoring spiritual treasures, the eyes of this late Nascent Soul cultivator twitched slightly, as if he was a little afraid, and they could not help but be surprised.

Yang Qian lowered his eyes, looking indifferent, but he actually knew everything.

The monitoring spiritual treasure obviously refers to the imitation of the all-powerful spiritual treasure Xutian Ding. If this is the case, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul is indeed capable of fighting against a cultivator in the late stage.

And this gray-haired old man, in the eyes of others, is a separate faction in Xiaoji Palace and can potentially compete with Master Hanli. Otherwise, they would not dare to be so tough.

But now, when the gray-haired old man heard what Master Hanli had just said, his expression changed. He suddenly turned around and looked at his fellow disciples behind him. Several of them were avoiding his gaze and did not dare to look him in the face.

The gray-haired old man's heart sank suddenly.

"I was wondering why Junior Brother Jin and the others were assigned outside. It turns out that Senior Brother Hanli had already planned it out. In that case, I, the elder, will not be the bad guy. I hope that Senior Brother can really break through the bottleneck successfully. I, Ye, will go up there to patrol first, in case those monsters take advantage of the opportunity." Although the gray-haired old man looked a little ugly, he still tried to stay calm.

He moved and walked out of the hall with big strides.

The moment he left, the others did not notice, but the gray-haired old man and Yang Qian quietly exchanged glances.

Master Hanli did not make things difficult for this man, but just watched indifferently as his lonely figure gradually disappeared at the entrance.

As Yang Qian looked at the gray-haired old man's departing figure, a subtle smile appeared on his lips, as if everything was under his control. "My fellow disciples, prepare to open the seal." The middle-aged man in green said to the cultivators without hesitation.

Immediately, no one among the elders of Xiaoji Palace had any objection. They took out a jade pendant of similar style from their bodies, and then raised it into the air, emitting spiritual light of different colors.

When Yang Qian saw the jade pendant, his eyes flashed, but he immediately acted as if nothing had happened.

These magic tools were the same as the jade pendant that Master Hanli had taken back from him. He glanced at Master Hanli, but did not see him take out the jade pendant.

At this moment, under the leadership of the middle-aged man in green, bursts of incantations came out from the monks' mouths, and then the jade pendants began to shine brightly, turning into light balls of varying sizes. These light balls, driven by the incantations, shot to the same place in the sky on their own, and then condensed together and began to stretch and deform, unexpectedly transforming into the light and shadow of a woman of five colors.

This woman has a slender figure and a vague face, but a pair of bright eyes are shining, as clear as the stars in the sky, which is unforgettable.

When they saw this light and shadow appear, all the monks of Xiaoji Palace, including Master Hanli, bowed slightly to the light and shadow, with solemn and respectful expressions on their faces.

Seeing this, the old woman and the monk understood that this illusory woman was most likely the ancient monk who founded Xiaoji Palace. Otherwise, how could a mere illusion make all the monks so respectful.

But it turned out to be a female cultivator, which was beyond their expectations.

Ice Soul Fairy!

Yang Qian fixed his eyes, staring at the beautiful figure in the air without blinking. At this moment, the shadow of the woman was already flying slowly towards the stone gate under the urging of the group of cultivators.

Then there was a "pop" sound, and as soon as the light and shadow party came into contact with the stone door, it exploded on its own, and all kinds of spiritual lights disappeared in the blink of an eye on the stone door.

The rune light on the huge stone door began to disappear, and in the blink of an eye it became plain and simple, without any spiritual energy in the door.

At this moment, there was a sudden crackling sound, and numerous jade pendants suddenly appeared from the void at the top of the stone gate, falling down one by one without any spirituality. The monks of Xiaoji Palace waved their hands and hurriedly took their jade pendants back into their hands.

When Master Hanli saw this, a smile appeared on his face. He immediately took a few steps forward and gently brushed his sleeves towards the stone door.

A blue cloud swept out, hitting the stone door like a breeze, and the stone door was split into two silently as if it was made of paper, and opened inwards.
Before everyone had time to take a closer look inside the door, they saw that Master Hanli suddenly moved back to his original position, and at the same time he shouted solemnly:
"Fellow disciples, be careful!"

The next moment, there was a loud earth-shaking noise coming from the stone gate, followed by a roar as if countless ferocious beasts were roaring at the same time. A gust of white cold wind rushed out from inside, spreading ice wherever it went. The pillars on the ground sparkled, and at the same time, the sound of thunder was heard in the cold air.

The monks were horrified, and those with weaker skills flew backwards, retreating three feet.

Those with higher cultivation levels will either release a light shield to resist or use magical weapons to protect themselves.

The white cold wind swept through the entire hall in an instant.

A layer of Shura Holy Fire appeared on Yang Qian's body, and he remained motionless, allowing the cold wind to blow past him.

As a result, when Bai Feng touched the purple flame, he was immediately and strangely merged into it and turned invisible.

At the same time, Yang Qian glanced to the side and saw that the entire hall had turned into a glacial land, but the other monks with cold flames were also safe and sound.

In addition to the white ice flame released by Bai Mengxin, the small tripod in Master Hanli's hand was suspended in front of him, and a dry blue ice flame spurted out from it to protect him.

The middle-aged man in green shirt was wearing a protective shield made of black ice flames, with his hands behind his back.

The old woman had a yellow cane in her hand at some point, with yellow flames spurting out from one end of the cane, and she was hiding behind it.

The gray-robed monk clasped his hands together, and a light green ice flame spurted out from his hands, turning into a green dragon that coiled around himself. As the green flame flashed, it blocked the cold wind out.

As for other cultivators with slightly higher cultivation levels, such as Bai Yaoyi, although they also have magical powers to resist the cold wind, the light shields and magic weapons on their bodies flashed in the cold wind, making them seem to be struggling.

In the blink of an eye, the roar from the stone gate stopped abruptly, and the cold wind gradually died down and disappeared.

The whole hall suddenly became silent.

Yang Qian's eyes flashed, and he made a hand gesture. The purple flame on his body shook a few times and then was absorbed into his body. Then he looked behind the stone door.

Behind the door, there was a crystal white area, but there were countless tall icicles densely packed in it, making it look like a maze.

Yang Qian's mind moved, and his divine sense immediately penetrated into it. But soon after entering the stone gate, his divine sense became sluggish and ineffective. It turned out that there was a special divine prohibition inside.

The old woman and others naturally noticed the situation behind the stone gate, and each of them had a different expression.

"Fellow Daoists, please be careful! This is the first time for me to enter the Xu Ling Palace. Although I can control most of the restrictions inside, there are still some that I don't understand. You must follow me closely and make sure not to go to the wrong place or trigger any other restrictions." Master Hanli let out a long breath, turned around and said solemnly to Yang Qian and the others.

The old woman's eyes were like torches, and she saw through the worries in Master Hanli's heart at a glance. She smiled calmly, as if a spring breeze was blowing across the lake, and her voice was as calm as water: "Don't worry, Daoist Hanli, we naturally know that this is a forbidden area of ​​your palace, and we will never enter without permission."

Yang Qian and the gray-robed monk expressed the same opinion.

Seeing this, Master Hanli felt relieved. He nodded slightly, and his eyes swept over everyone, finally landing on Bai Yaoyi and other Xiaoji Palace elders. He said in a deep voice:
"This retreat may last three to five days, or more than a month. If the monster attacks, you will act according to the original plan. If I stay out of retreat for a long time, more than two months, you must also act according to the backup plan and not make any mistakes."

"Yes, Great Elder!" The cultivators all responded in unison with a solemn look on their faces.

"Let's go!" Master Hanli turned around and shook his sleeves. A white formation plate the size of a fist appeared in his hand. Then he held the magic weapon in one hand and led the way towards the stone gate.

Yang Qian and the other three naturally followed closely behind. (End of this chapter)